1/48 Monogram P-38L

Gallery Article by Serge Dompierre on Dec 14 2009

 

This is my Monogram P-38L in 1/48th scale. 

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It was built ootb and brush painted using Humbrol silver no 11 and red no 19, decals are from Micro Scale which I don't remember the sheet number.

The model is a P-38L Lightning of 431th Fs, 475th FG, 5th Air Force based at Laé in New Guinea in December 1944. This plane was the mount of Major Thomas B McGuire the second highest scoring American ace (38 victories) just behind Major Richard Bong.

Serge Dompierre

Photos and text © by Serge Dompierre